Juventus Football Club star player, Christiano Ronaldo, has been quarantined in Portugal after his team mate, Daniele Rugani tested positive to the deadly coronavirus disease. The Portuguese footballer was at his hometown in Madeira on Wednesday to see his mother who had stroke recently when he received the news that Rugani had tested positive to the contagion. Ronaldo and Rugani had shared a dressing room when Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-0 behind closed doors. Following the news of the test, Ronaldo went into self-isolation as was an ideal medical practice to stem the spread of the virus. Rugani however said…
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The police has arraigned the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission NIMC in Imo, Ikenna Unaegbu, over an alleged rape of a two-year-old girl. According to the victim’s mother, Chinonye Obioma, the incident occurred on the 5th of February in Owerri, Imo State capital. Obioma told the court she noticed the unusual way her daughter was walking after she urinated and when she removed her pant, she noticed bruises and remains of sperm on her swollen private parts. “My daughter went into the office twice with biscuits and groundnuts, only to come out from the director’s office the third…
The Cameroon Health Ministry has confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the country. The case involves a 58-year-old French citizen who flew into the capital Yaounde on the 24th of February. The health ministry confirms the patient is being quarantined while measures are being taken by the government to contain potential risks of the virus spreading. Cameroon joins the list of African countries to record cases of the deadly coronavirus.
Tunisia has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said on Monday. Tunisia’s Health Minister, Abdelatif el-Maki, said this at a news conference in Tunis, the country’s capital. He explained that the patient is a 40-year-old Tunisian man who had returned from Italy.
Former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria, Prof. Maurice Iwu, said a cure for the deadly coronavirus has been discovered by his team. Iwu stated this on Monday at Abuja where he led his team of researchers to brief the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Ogbonnaya Onu and the Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire. He said that the institute had identified and patented the possible Coronavirus treatment in 2015 and now needs the Federal Government’s support to translate the compound into a drug for the treatment of the…
Saudi Arabia authorities have confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Kingdom. According to a report by Saudi Gazette,the infected person citizen who came from Iran via Bahrain. Details later!
A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The Lombardy region said in a statement on Monday that the contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as Commissioner for Economic Development. The Lombardy region said in a statement on Monday that the contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as Commissioner for Economic Development. Earlier, Lombardy President, Attilio Fontana, said he would self-quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive for the virus. NAN
Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Malam Gambo Kujemi, the village Head of Kujemi in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area of the state by bandits. A statement on Monday, by the state’s police spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, also said the bandits also killed one other person. Mr Shehu said the village head, who was on a visit to Karauchi also a in Dansadau, was killed when the bandits attacked the village. He explained that they stormed the village in large numbers on motorcycles at about 8.40 p.m. on Sunday and shot sporadically. According to the…
The Health Ministry in Algeria said a 53-year-old woman and her 24-year-old daughter tested positive for the virus.It said they live in the city of Blida, some 50 km south-west of the capital, Algiers. The ministry said they recently hosted a man, 83, and his daughter visiting from France, who were tested positive for coronavirus after their return to France, prompting the health authorities in Algeria to test the hosts.Only one case had been previously reported in Algeria. Meanwhile, Egypt’s Health Ministry said a foreigner has tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the second case in the country. The…
The administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has said it is passionate in realizing a world class Airport in the state within the shortest period of time. Mr Ikpeazu made the disclosure when he received the state Airport Project Team led by its President, Mr Philip Orjiako, in his office on Monday. Ikpeazu who was represented by his Chief of Staff, A.C.B Agbazuere, extoled the Airport Project Team, describing it members as the best hands for the job, while noting that the proposed airport is an essential project if completed would go a long way in opening up the state…
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned ruling on Imo governorship to March 3. This came following a request by Ihedioha’s lawyer for more time.
Access Bank says it will no longer accept cheque books with the logo of the defunct Diamond Bank. The bank said the decision to discontinue accepting cheque books bearing the logo of its merger partner is to increase efficiency in service delivery. It said customers who want to get new cheque books should visit any of its branches and apply for one. “In order to process your transactions more efficiently, we wish to inform you that effective March 1, 2020, we will discontinue honouring all cheques bearing the logo of the former Diamond Bank,” an email to customers read. “This…